Fourth Quarterly Assessment in English 8

FOURTH QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH 8
Name: ________________________________________________________ Date:__________________

Grade & Section: _______________________________________________ Score: ________________
TEST I: Read and understand the given questions or statements. Write the capital letter of the correct
answer in the space provided. (1 point each)
_____1. Which of the following refers to the rise and fall of voice?
a. pitch c. juncture
b. stress d. intonation
_____2. Which of the following is the relative highness and lowness of tone in voice?
_____3. Which of the following refers to the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable.
_____4. Which of the following refers to the transition between two successive syllables in speech.
_____5. Which of the following refers to the another term for prosodic feature in phonetics which includes pitch,
stress, juncture and intonation.
a. suprasegmental c. figure of speech
b. literary device d. grammar
_____6. Which of the following refers when it is used on the last stressed syllable.
a. falling intonation c. rising intonation
b. fall-rise d. rise-fall
_____7. “Put all your training gears in the __________ bag” is an example of an imperative sentence in which
the adjective ‘plastic’ must be properly pronounced. Which of the following choices is the correct pronunciation?
a. PLAS-tic c. plastic
b. plas-TIC d. PLASTIC
_____8. In the statement, "Children must be supervised by adults and observe minimum public health
standards, such as wearing of face masks and social distancing". What juncture symbol should be used from the
bolded words?
a. / c. #
b. // d. @
_____9. What do you think will happen if we don't use suprasegmental?

a. speeches would be nice c. words we are trying to convey would be vague
b. messages would be clear d. no idea
_____10. How many levels of pitch do we have?
a. 3 c. 5
b. 4 d. 6
_____11. Which of the following BEST describes a paragraph?

a. It is a distinct section of a piece of writing. c. It is a group of phrases.
b. It a group of words. d. It is a structure of a sentence.
_____12. Which part of the paragraph contains the topic sentence?

a. Body c. Conclusion
b. Introduction d. Supporting detail
_____13. How many parts does a simple paragraph have?

a. One c. Three
b. Two d. Four
_____14. What do you that tells the reader what the paragraph is all about?
a. Topic sentence c. Introduction
b. Concluding sentence d. Content
_____15. Which part of a paragraph ties up all the ideas presented?

a. Topic sentence c. Supporting sentence
b. Paragraph d. Concluding sentence
_____16. How can we achieve coherence in writing a paragraph?

a. It is achieved when sentences are written in a logical manner.
b. It is achieved when there is oneness of idea.
c. It is achieved when ideas are from general to specific.
d. It is achieved when ideas are arranged in a certain order.
_____17. Which of the basic features of a paragraph develops the main idea?
a. Coherence c. Unity
b. Emphasis d. Completeness
_____18. Which of the following statements BEST defines emphasis/order?

a. It attracts reader’s attention.
b. It provides examples that are related to the topic and controlling idea.
c. It discusses more than one idea.
d. It is achieved when sentence reveals an order from general to specific.
_____19. Which is NOT a basic feature of a paragraph?

a. Completeness c. Unity
b. Conclusion d. Coherence
_____20. Why is it important to observe unity in a paragraph?

a. It develops single idea thorouhgly and links it to the rest of the sentence.
b. It creates bridges and makes your writing understandable.
c. It presents ideas that support the topic.
d. It ties up all ideas presented.
From 21-28 sentences are part of a paragraph of which are presented in scrambled order. Carefully read
the sentence and decide the best order in which to put the parts so they form a well-organized paragraph.
_____21. Which should be the first sentence?
_____22. Which should be the second sentence?
_____23. Which should be the third sentence?
_____24. Which should be the fourth sentence?
_____25. Which should be the first sentence?
_____26. Which should be the second sentence?
_____27. Which should be the third sentence?
_____28. Which should be the fourth sentence?
For 29-30, Change direct speech into reported speech and vice versa.
_____29. Daniela said, “I have a training at 4:00.”

a. Daniela said that she had a training at 4:00.
b. Daniela said that she will have a training at 4:00.
c. Daniela said that she will be having a training at 4:00.
d. Daniela said that she would a training at 4:00.
_____30. “I am reading an inspiring new book of my favorite author,” she explained.

a. She explained that she is reading an inspiring new book of her favorite author.
b. She explained that she reads an inspiring new book of her favorite author.
c. She explained that she was reading an inspiring new book of her favorite author.
d. She explained that she read an inspiring new book of her favorite author.
TEST II: Read and understand the following statements. Write PEACE if the statement is true and WAR
if the is false.
_____31. Suprasegmental is the utterance of phonemes in more than one sound.
_____32 Segmental talks about vowels and consonants.
_____33. Rising Intonation means the pitch of the voice rises over time
_____34. Intonation Plays a role in determining utterance meaning and it has Intonation Patterns
_____35. Suprasegmentals are not important in getting all kinds of meanings.
TEST II : Tell if the sentences show features of journalistic writing. Write JW on the blank provided if it does
and NOT JW if it does not.
_____36.The House of Representatives awards Hidilyn Diaz with a Congressional Medal of Excellence.
_____37.Calling them modern-day heroes and giving them a rockstar welcome, House Speaker Lord Allan
Velasco led his colleagues in bestowing congressional medals to the country’s first Olympic gold
medalist, Hidilyn Diaz and other 2020 Filipino Olympic medalists at the House of Representatives on
Tuesday.
_____38. Watching the Olympic games is an unforgettable experience to me. It is something that I will cherish
forever.
_____39. “You have shown the world what Filipinos can achieve, despite facing the most difficult of
circumstances. Your determination and fighting spirit have inspired countless Filipinos during these
trying times,” Velasco told the athletes
_____40. “You gave us hope. You gave us something to dream about. And in those shining moments of triumph,
you have made all our kababayans extremely proud to be called Filipinos.”
TEST III: draw the Venn diagram below and differentiate how statements are formed for both active and passive
voice.
41. The subject is the receiver of the action or called the object.
42. The action is done upon the subject.
43. The doer of the action is preceded by the verb.

44. Meaning is clearer and direct.
45. The receiver of the action is followed by the verb.
46. The subject performs the action expressed by the verb.
TEST IV: ESSAY

Choose 1 of the 2 sayings from the epic you have viewed entitled “The Ramayana” and explain in not less than
5 sentences. (4 points)
• “Whatever you get in life, accept it as the decision of destiny. Explore the possibilities of
your development in them beyond adversity.”
• “Those who always adhere to Truth, do not make false promises. Keeping one’s promises
is surely, the mark of one’s greatness.”
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“A little progress each day adds up to big results.”
– Satya Nani

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_____9. What do you think will happen if we don't use suprasegmental?

_____11. Which of the following BEST describes a paragraph?

_____12. Which part of the paragraph contains the topic sentence?

_____13. How many parts does a simple paragraph have?

_____15. Which part of a paragraph ties up all the ideas presented?

_____16. How can we achieve coherence in writing a paragraph?

_____18. Which of the following statements BEST defines emphasis/order?

_____19. Which is NOT a basic feature of a paragraph?

_____20. Why is it important to observe unity in a paragraph?

_____21. Which should be the first sentence?

_____22. Which should be the second sentence?

_____23. Which should be the third sentence?

_____24. Which should be the fourth sentence?

_____25. Which should be the first sentence?

_____26. Which should be the second sentence?

_____27. Which should be the third sentence?

_____28. Which should be the fourth sentence?

_____29. Daniela said, “I have a training at 4:00.”

_____30. “I am reading an inspiring new book of my favorite author,” she explained.

_____31. Suprasegmental is the utterance of phonemes in more than one sound.

_____32 Segmental talks about vowels and consonants.

_____35. Suprasegmentals are not important in getting all kinds of meanings.

trying times,” Velasco told the athletes

42. The action is done upon the subject.

43. The doer of the action is preceded by the verb.

45. The receiver of the action is followed by the verb.

46. The subject performs the action expressed by the verb.

TEST IV: ESSAY

“A little progress each day adds up to big results.”

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